@article{ref1,
title="Weber, Durkheim, and the comparative method",
journal="Journal of the history of the behavioral sciences",
year="1977",
author="Kapsis, R. E.",
volume="13",
number="4",
pages="354-368",
abstract="This essay compares and contrasts the means by which Durkheim and Weber dealt with methodological issues peculiar to the comparative study of societies, what Smelser has called &quot;the problem of sociocultural variability and complexity.&quot; More specifically, it examines how Weber and Durkheim chose appropriate comparative units for their empirical studies. The approaches that Weber and Durkheim brought to theproblem of cross-cultural comparison have critical implications for more current procedures used in the comparative study of contemporary and historical societies.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-5061",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}